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No, I haven't gone and bought one on import or anything, but I did see one running in a shop in Cambridge yesterday.
Wave Race was the game on show, and it looked very pretty indeed. Lots of splashing water, jumping jet-ski's and the like. Mind you, I'm not a big fan of this type of game, so didn't really take it in.
What I did see for the first time, however, was the console itself. I've read the dimensions, but it wasn't until I was it in the flesh (well, plastic) that it really suck in. This thing is tiny! You could probably hide 4 or them in one of the old NES consoles!
Face on, all you really see are the controller ports, the silver metal around the ports, and a bit of purple casing, the colour doesn't stand out from this angle, which is a shame, as it's a rather fetching purple, in my opinion!
The controller was sitting on the shelf, but not close enough for me to make a real judgement on it.
So I asked the guy behind the counter if I could have a look at it, so he unplugged it, and handed it to me.
Yep, in my hands I help the official purple GAMECUBE controller.
It looks quite small, the N64 controllers are beasts in comparison to this!
The shoulder buttons are great, the L and R buttons are analogue (the harder you push them the more they do) and if you push right to the very end you get a further 'click'. I was a bit worried when I heard about this, but pressing it, you can feel what you're doing, and won't press the 'digital click' button, unless you want to. There's also a little 'Z' button on the right , just above the R shoulder button.
The sticks themselves look quite small, but are comfortable to hold, and rather smooth. I'm not sure how your hands would feel after a few hours play. The D-pad is well placed, and a suitable alternative to the control stick should any game require it, you don't feel like you're over-reaching to use it properly.
The buttons are well placed on the right, the 'A' button is large, and obviously intended to be the main 'action' button in many games, the 3 buttons placed around it are spaced excellently, to avoid any accidental pressing of the wrong button.
If only the darn thing was plugged in!
So there, that's my first experience of the GAMECUBE. Had I have had a spare £500 or so in my pocket, I would have taken it, 2 games, and a spare pad home with me! But hey, having Japanese games will only leave me missing out on the text, so I'll wait for the cheaper UK release!
Patience is a virtue, afterall.....
Wave Race was the game on show, and it looked very pretty indeed. Lots of splashing water, jumping jet-ski's and the like. Mind you, I'm not a big fan of this type of game, so didn't really take it in.
What I did see for the first time, however, was the console itself. I've read the dimensions, but it wasn't until I was it in the flesh (well, plastic) that it really suck in. This thing is tiny! You could probably hide 4 or them in one of the old NES consoles!
Face on, all you really see are the controller ports, the silver metal around the ports, and a bit of purple casing, the colour doesn't stand out from this angle, which is a shame, as it's a rather fetching purple, in my opinion!
The controller was sitting on the shelf, but not close enough for me to make a real judgement on it.
So I asked the guy behind the counter if I could have a look at it, so he unplugged it, and handed it to me.
Yep, in my hands I help the official purple GAMECUBE controller.
It looks quite small, the N64 controllers are beasts in comparison to this!
The shoulder buttons are great, the L and R buttons are analogue (the harder you push them the more they do) and if you push right to the very end you get a further 'click'. I was a bit worried when I heard about this, but pressing it, you can feel what you're doing, and won't press the 'digital click' button, unless you want to. There's also a little 'Z' button on the right , just above the R shoulder button.
The sticks themselves look quite small, but are comfortable to hold, and rather smooth. I'm not sure how your hands would feel after a few hours play. The D-pad is well placed, and a suitable alternative to the control stick should any game require it, you don't feel like you're over-reaching to use it properly.
The buttons are well placed on the right, the 'A' button is large, and obviously intended to be the main 'action' button in many games, the 3 buttons placed around it are spaced excellently, to avoid any accidental pressing of the wrong button.
If only the darn thing was plugged in!
So there, that's my first experience of the GAMECUBE. Had I have had a spare £500 or so in my pocket, I would have taken it, 2 games, and a spare pad home with me! But hey, having Japanese games will only leave me missing out on the text, so I'll wait for the cheaper UK release!
Patience is a virtue, afterall.....
Ne-eeeeeddd...t-toooooooo.....hooooold the controooooller!!!
NOWWWWWW!!!
Argh. why do you do this to me, Meka? WHY? You bring us fascinating information for us to drool over, and it results in me twitching uncontrollably with anticipation and excitement - damn you, Meka! :-D
Ooh, patience is deadly.
NOWWWWWW!!!
Argh. why do you do this to me, Meka? WHY? You bring us fascinating information for us to drool over, and it results in me twitching uncontrollably with anticipation and excitement - damn you, Meka! :-D
Ooh, patience is deadly.
I know you'd see the light... you're still young and impressionable... as for Wookiee and Bonus... Pah!
I really must hold that controller...
Well, I've seen a VIDEO of BOTH games. Neh.
Only chance I'll get to play one, I expect, is that magical store in Swansea, where I got my GBA from and accidently stole a processor. They're pretty cool up there... hmmm...
Only chance I'll get to play one, I expect, is that magical store in Swansea, where I got my GBA from and accidently stole a processor. They're pretty cool up there... hmmm...
I'm afraid my dear Meka, that that doesn't cut the mustard.
I have played Luigi's Mansion in Computer Exchange!
Okay, I won't boast, and playing the flagship game for 45 minutes can't be that good...
Like Hell it can't!!!
It's amazing! Okay, so apart from the torch and the ghosts, the graphics could be handled by the N64, but the character models couldn't!
The pad is amazing... the 'click' thingy seemed like more of a 'thud' to me.... a bit like the sound of the N64 L and R buttons... all the other buttons are quite good. The C-Stick in ingenius, and already Rare, Nintendo-Zelda and Retro have made good use of it! What worres me is the layout for fighting games... with Soul Calibur 2 on the cards, I'm worried that the whole thing might go to pot... in my opinion, the controller layout was suited for Miyamoto games and Adventure games only! The C-Stick can make use for RPG's and TBS's and RTS's can be done, but button bashing games seem a bit out of the question... arcade sticks for all?!
But I agree with you, the Pad is amazing, and so is the Gamecube.... it'll get here, don't worry about that.
Seeing is believing, and all that!
I have played Luigi's Mansion in Computer Exchange!
Okay, I won't boast, and playing the flagship game for 45 minutes can't be that good...
Like Hell it can't!!!
It's amazing! Okay, so apart from the torch and the ghosts, the graphics could be handled by the N64, but the character models couldn't!
The pad is amazing... the 'click' thingy seemed like more of a 'thud' to me.... a bit like the sound of the N64 L and R buttons... all the other buttons are quite good. The C-Stick in ingenius, and already Rare, Nintendo-Zelda and Retro have made good use of it! What worres me is the layout for fighting games... with Soul Calibur 2 on the cards, I'm worried that the whole thing might go to pot... in my opinion, the controller layout was suited for Miyamoto games and Adventure games only! The C-Stick can make use for RPG's and TBS's and RTS's can be done, but button bashing games seem a bit out of the question... arcade sticks for all?!
But I agree with you, the Pad is amazing, and so is the Gamecube.... it'll get here, don't worry about that.
Seeing is believing, and all that!
No, I haven't gone and bought one on import or anything, but I did see one running in a shop in Cambridge yesterday.
Wave Race was the game on show, and it looked very pretty indeed. Lots of splashing water, jumping jet-ski's and the like. Mind you, I'm not a big fan of this type of game, so didn't really take it in.
What I did see for the first time, however, was the console itself. I've read the dimensions, but it wasn't until I was it in the flesh (well, plastic) that it really suck in. This thing is tiny! You could probably hide 4 or them in one of the old NES consoles!
Face on, all you really see are the controller ports, the silver metal around the ports, and a bit of purple casing, the colour doesn't stand out from this angle, which is a shame, as it's a rather fetching purple, in my opinion!
The controller was sitting on the shelf, but not close enough for me to make a real judgement on it.
So I asked the guy behind the counter if I could have a look at it, so he unplugged it, and handed it to me.
Yep, in my hands I help the official purple GAMECUBE controller.
It looks quite small, the N64 controllers are beasts in comparison to this!
The shoulder buttons are great, the L and R buttons are analogue (the harder you push them the more they do) and if you push right to the very end you get a further 'click'. I was a bit worried when I heard about this, but pressing it, you can feel what you're doing, and won't press the 'digital click' button, unless you want to. There's also a little 'Z' button on the right , just above the R shoulder button.
The sticks themselves look quite small, but are comfortable to hold, and rather smooth. I'm not sure how your hands would feel after a few hours play. The D-pad is well placed, and a suitable alternative to the control stick should any game require it, you don't feel like you're over-reaching to use it properly.
The buttons are well placed on the right, the 'A' button is large, and obviously intended to be the main 'action' button in many games, the 3 buttons placed around it are spaced excellently, to avoid any accidental pressing of the wrong button.
If only the darn thing was plugged in!
So there, that's my first experience of the GAMECUBE. Had I have had a spare £500 or so in my pocket, I would have taken it, 2 games, and a spare pad home with me! But hey, having Japanese games will only leave me missing out on the text, so I'll wait for the cheaper UK release!
Patience is a virtue, afterall.....
Wave Race was the game on show, and it looked very pretty indeed. Lots of splashing water, jumping jet-ski's and the like. Mind you, I'm not a big fan of this type of game, so didn't really take it in.
What I did see for the first time, however, was the console itself. I've read the dimensions, but it wasn't until I was it in the flesh (well, plastic) that it really suck in. This thing is tiny! You could probably hide 4 or them in one of the old NES consoles!
Face on, all you really see are the controller ports, the silver metal around the ports, and a bit of purple casing, the colour doesn't stand out from this angle, which is a shame, as it's a rather fetching purple, in my opinion!
The controller was sitting on the shelf, but not close enough for me to make a real judgement on it.
So I asked the guy behind the counter if I could have a look at it, so he unplugged it, and handed it to me.
Yep, in my hands I help the official purple GAMECUBE controller.
It looks quite small, the N64 controllers are beasts in comparison to this!
The shoulder buttons are great, the L and R buttons are analogue (the harder you push them the more they do) and if you push right to the very end you get a further 'click'. I was a bit worried when I heard about this, but pressing it, you can feel what you're doing, and won't press the 'digital click' button, unless you want to. There's also a little 'Z' button on the right , just above the R shoulder button.
The sticks themselves look quite small, but are comfortable to hold, and rather smooth. I'm not sure how your hands would feel after a few hours play. The D-pad is well placed, and a suitable alternative to the control stick should any game require it, you don't feel like you're over-reaching to use it properly.
The buttons are well placed on the right, the 'A' button is large, and obviously intended to be the main 'action' button in many games, the 3 buttons placed around it are spaced excellently, to avoid any accidental pressing of the wrong button.
If only the darn thing was plugged in!
So there, that's my first experience of the GAMECUBE. Had I have had a spare £500 or so in my pocket, I would have taken it, 2 games, and a spare pad home with me! But hey, having Japanese games will only leave me missing out on the text, so I'll wait for the cheaper UK release!
Patience is a virtue, afterall.....